How cool is that! Your Flint Firebirds are taking over the video game arena thanks to EA Sports.

Your Flint Firebirds are getting ready to drop the puck on Saturday (September 26) at Dort Federal Event Center and the excitement for the new Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team has boiled over to the gaming world.

If you are into gaming, you know that EA Sports, is kind of a big deal. EA Sports has tapped our Firebirds in the recently released EA Sports NHL 16 video game. Yes, you will be able to play the Firebirds on NHL 16 on various gaming counsels including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Flint Firebirds team president, Costa Papista states: “We are very excited to partner with EA Sports. This is a great opportunity for Flint, Genesee County and our organization to be in front of hundreds of thousands of EA SPORTS fans around the world. This audience will have a fun and unique opportunity to learn about the next wave of NHL stars as they compete in the best development league in the world, the Ontario Hockey League.”

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